The prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints in the city of Isfahan during the year 2017

Abstract

Introduction: Despite much research on musculoskeletal disorders caused by labor in industry, workshops are less studied than other groups .For example, to date, a similar study on a Toreutics job has not taken place The present.this study aims to assess the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in the Toreutics workers the city of Isfahan . Methods and Materials: In the descriptive-analytic study and cross-sectional random sampling, 249 employees in the industry were involved in. The instruments used were demographic and scandivian Body Map questionnaire. Data were analyzed by T-test, Kolmogorov Mann Whitney, Levene Test and Smirnow with using SPSS 16 software. Results: Findings show that musculoskeletal complaints in this occupation are high So that 89.4% of the people surveyed mentioned at least one part of their body. The most common complaints relate to the neck, back and shoulders. The number of complaints increased with age and work experience significantly increased but between complaints of musculoskeletal disorders with working hours BMI and gender was not significantly correlated. Conclusion: skeletal-musculoskeletal complaints were very high. Preventive measures and training programs are essential in this group of workers.

Keywords

• musculoskeletal complaints
• toreutics
• handicraft